Can it blend greens? Can any owners of this product tell me how good it is at blending leafy greens - like spinach, etc? Thank YOU!!!
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What luck, I just made a spinach souffle two nights ago!! Had a bunch of fresh greens that were going to go bad if I didn't do something with them. Stuffed them into this blender and got it spinning. Started drizzling in milk and pulsing it, and once enough liquid was in there for it to take it drew everything right down in.Souffle tasted great.
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Almost any blender should be able to puree spinach. The real question will be the nutritional rich greens such as kale, collard greens and swiss chard. Hope that someone will post an answer.
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It works great with fresh kale! I have only tried spinach in it twice and found that spinach just doesn't have the flavor or amount of juice that I can get from the kale. In other words, it works, but I would save my money and invest in the kale instead... you only need a few leaves of kale vs. several handfuls of spinach.
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Leslie, it's perfect for celery, cucumbers and leafy greens. I've never tried sprouts, but that sounds amazing.I do both spinach and kale and don't forget your limes and/or lemons every once in a while for a different taste also.
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To be honest I have only used it to blend oatmeal, bananas, peanut butter and milk, so I can't really say how it would handle those veggies. If those veggies were in water or chicken stock I bet they would blend fine.
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We didn't try spinach, but it did juice kale (so I would think that spinach would work as well). :)
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In my experience, YES! I add flax seed and frozen fruit to my greens (spinach, kale and chard) so it is a thick smoothie, but it blends it up great.
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If you blend long enough you get puree. I use it for green smoothies in which I put raw spinach and/or kale. I will end up with a puree of the spinach or kale, along with some bits that I like because it gives me something to "chew." The only problem I have with the Ninja that I didn't have with the VitaMixer is that I sometimes have to stop the Ninja, remove the top and scrape the sides. With the VitaMixer, I could use a plunger with the top on so didn't have to stop to scrape the sides.
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Haven't tried it just plain. Usually blend it with spinach, water and citrus flavored omega oils.
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I have this blender and it works amazing. Just use a little water or use a push stick like the vitamax. It fits with the waring, If you want it to blend a little faster. Those are common rules everyone knows when blending. And any blender makes hot soup if you leave it on long enough haha. No seriously just make a regular soup then heat it up on the stove.
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I don't have much luck with kale and spinach. I am considering getting an Omega. I have had this machine for about 4 years. Any tips on juicing the greens?
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Good luck...I returned this piece of junk and finally got a Vitamix! If you are into blending hearty veggies like those (as I am), then you should invest in a Vitamix or Blendtec. You won't regret it! :)
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I have put Kale and Spinach in my smoothies (along with 4-5 ice cubes, 1 cup of liquid, 1 cup yogurt, a kiwi and some frozen fruit) and it chops the kale or spinach into very small fragments, it does not pulverize/liquify - but I would still consider that it does a very good job.
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This blender is amazing because not only does it blend anything you can think of , but the amount doesn't matter because as the blending begins it draws down the ingredients, unlike that of a conventional blender this blender sucks everything downwards instead of up and all over the place. I use this to do green smoothies all the time, it's the reason I bought it. It is the best most powerful blender that I know of. watch youtube"will it blend" see the power. and everything is blended so smoothly. Absolutely no chunks. I hope that helps you.
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Well, I haven't processed celery through the machine yet, but leafy greens ( kale & spinach)...Yes, it does great! I'm pretty sure it will do just as good of a job on celery too!
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This juicer is excellent on anything that is "leafy". I have used it on kale, cabbage, spinach... it works very well. The pulp which comes out is very dry. You can always pass the pulp through the juicer one more time to get those extra drops. Hope this helps.
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I am sorry to say that I have not tried any leafy greens in mine. I have tried fruits and other veggies and have not found anything this blender cannot handle. I would have no problem trying it if that means anything. If you try it, please write a review so I know.
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I put kale in my smoothies and it chops it up really well. Haven't used just kale or spinach.